Bucket by bucket, a hempcrete house is being constructed by volunteer labour in a small New South Wales town to provide an accessible and clean-air environment for triplets with muscular dystrophy. The Read family of Canowindra in central-west New South Wales has been overwhelmed by help from friends, community members Read more…
Australian Hemp Masonry Company has now supplied materials into 42 builds across the country. Check out this recent build ready to be externally rendered with AHMC’s hemp lime render. This artist’s studio at Wilson’s Creek in the Byron Hinterland was designed by Michael Leung and constructed by Luke Wrencher and Read more…
This build won Marrickville’s Council’s Sustainable Building Award in 2016. Designed by Tracy Graham from Connected Design www.connecteddesign.com.au the Marrickville hempcrete house is an alteration addition to an existing single storey semi detached house in Sydney. Acoustic requirements for aircraft noise and a shared chimney made this a challenging project. The designer wanted to Read more…